Self-acceptance helps protect against mental illness, yet many people struggle to fully accept who they are. My experience as a psychologist shows how this basic element of psychological health touches almost every area of our lives. Self-acceptance means completely accepting yourself - both strengths and weaknesses - without judgment. But people often misunderstand what unconditional self-acceptance really means. The main difference from self-esteem is that self-acceptance s

When we think about grief, we often think about bereavement – losing a loved one to death. The pain of loss influences us physically, socially, and psychologically. Grief is our response to bereavement. In sport, grief influences us more that we know. Losing people who formed part of our identity — teammates, coaches, parents, and friends along the journey of our lives through sport. Two points I raise here are acute grief and complicated grief from the publication by Shear i